Mining

THE PURPOSEOF THE TAKU RIVING TLINGIT FIRST NATION MINING POLICY

Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) has developed this Mining Policy to provide greater certainty for parties interested in the extraction of mineral resources from TRTFN Traditional Territory in British Columbia (see Schedule A for map of the Territory).

TRTFN is publishing its policy because British Columbia’s legislated process for disposing of surface and subsurface rights in the Territory does not address TRTFN’s participation in decisions regarding mining-related activity in our

This Mining Policy explains how TRTFN intends to deal with proposals for mining- related activity in our territory. The Policy is intended to achieve the following specific purposes:

to explain the principles on which the TRTFN Government bases its own decisions respecting proposals for mining-related activities in the Territory;

to describe TRTFN Government procedures for dealing with proposals for mining-related activities in the Territory;

to describe TRTFN’s standards and expectations for mining-related activities and proponents in the Territory; and

to describe procedures that proponents may use to seek the consent and support of TRTFN Government for mining-related